Harmonized European standards for construction in Egypt

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1 Harmonized European standards for construction in Egypt Promotion of Eurocodes Keith Moyes Head of Commercial Liaison, BSI Organised with the support of the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality

2 European Commission project to promote Eurocodes Contractors: European Commission and BSI Purpose: To develop a strategic framework for promoting the adoption and use of Eurocodes in 6 target regions Period: November 2009 March 2011 Two phases: Phase 1: Development of strategy and Action plans for the 6 regions - November 2009 to April 2010 Phase 2: Pilot implementation to validate the strategy - May 2010 to March 2011

3 Scope of the project: target regions 1. Eastern Europe: Russia, Ukraine 2. India 3. South Africa 4. South East Asia: Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia 5. Eastern Mediterranean: Gulf States, Jordan, Syria 6. Western Mediterranean: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt

4 Why promote Eurocodes outside Europe? Two main objectives 1. To spread best practice 2. To strengthen trade links More opportunities for European industry in other markets More opportunities for industry in other countries in the European market The opportunities for the Egyptian construction industry are the primary focus of today s event.

5 Pilot action: Why Egypt? We were invited Our thanks to Dr Barakat and Dr Albert Egypt has strong links with the European Union Geographic Historical Economic Strategic Egypt is a regional leader Your decisions and practices will influence your neighbours

6 What are we trying to promote? Not just a set of European standards A package: The EU New Approach An approach to regulation An approach to standards The relationship between the two Of specific relevance to the design and construction sector

7 The EU New Approach Regulation in the EU Directives High level requirements Mandatory All member countries must enact them in their national law Agreeing or changing a Directive is a lengthy political process Directives have to be stable and long term

8 The EU New Approach Standards in the EU Support the implementation of Directives Detailed Flexible: more responsive to changing materials and technologies Constantly being maintained, updated and extended Voluntary The most certain means of compliance with a Directive In the EU construction sector Eurocodes are now the preferred design standards for all public procurement

9 Principles of the New Approach Regulation tends to be top down Reflecting national needs and priorities Through an essentially political process Implementation is best achieved bottom up Reflecting practical experience Technical expertise Business realities Through a more inclusive standard development process This is not specific to Europe it is a good practice everywhere

10 Eurocodes: design principles A marketing problem: the name Eurocodes They are not specific to Europe They embody best practice developed over decades of research They are a comprehensive and integrated set of design standards that are relevant: To all countries All structures They can be customised to meet the specific requirements of Egypt It is your own engineers and designers that will ensure this

11 Eurocodes in Egypt: Why change? A commonly asked question: I have been designing structure for years Offices Hotels Apartment buildings Bridges My buildings have never fallen down My clients were happy with my work Why change now?

12 Advantages for Egypt: Practical The quality of the product Eurocodes are: Comprehensive Integrated State of the Art Subject to constant maintenance and extension Why re-invent the wheel?

13 Advantages for Egypt: General principles They are permissive rather than prescriptive They allow optimal design Lower cost construction Economise on materials Lower carbon footprint Eurocodes do not build better structures Good designers do that Eurocodes offer more scope for good designers

14 Advantages for Egypt: Economic Eurocodes are a common design language They facilitate multinational building projects Oresund bridge between Denmark and Sweden

15 Advantages for Egypt: Economic Better, more cost-effective structures in Egypt Easier access to the European market As main contractors As sub-contractors Easier access to other markets where Eurocode principles are being adopted These themes will be developed further during the day

16 Objectives for the day We would like you to tell us more about: Your needs Your priorities Your concerns Your intentions We hope you will: Decide to learn more about Eurocodes Use them more widely in Egypt Ultimately decide to adopt them as your national standards

17 Harmonized European standards for construction in Egypt Thank you for your attention.

18 18 Contact Us Name of Speaker: Keith Moyes Title: Head of Commercial Liaison Organization: BSI Links: